Juneau-based campus of the University of Alaska System, with branches in Sitka and Ketchikan; focuses on teacher education, fisheries, and Alaska Native languages.
Juneau, AK, USA
Alaska has no marine radio examiner, so UAS is asking to become one
Southeast Alaska deck officer students are taught radio procedure but have no local way to sit for the federal exam. In an Aug. 28 application, the University of Alaska Southeast asked the FCC for authority to administer Marine Radio Operator and GMDSS tests itself.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 4w ago2 min read
Researchers get $812,016 to study Glacier Bay's iceberg seal habitat
Two National Science Foundation grants announced Thursday, totaling $812,016, will fund three years of fieldwork on how the advance of Johns Hopkins Glacier is reducing the iceberg habitat that up to 2,000 harbor seals use for pupping and molting in Glacier Bay.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Sealaska Heritage honors four Southeast educators at Juneau conference
Sealaska Heritage Institute gave awards to four educators from Juneau, Metlakatla and Sitka during its Our Cultural Landscape conference, held Aug. 4-6 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in downtown Juneau.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Taku River glacial outburst flood warning in effect until 11 p.m. tonight
A glacial lake outburst flood is underway on Juneau's Taku River, with a city alert until 11 p.m., bringing rapid water rises and debris to the river and Taku Inlet.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read